Karl friedrich schinkel biography of donald
Schinkel was born in a Germany that was shaped by David and Friedrich Gilly and Karl Gotthard Langhans.
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (b.!
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13 March – 9 October ) was a Prussianarchitect, city planner, and painter.
He also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most importat architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.[1]
Biography
[change | change source]Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Brandenburg.
Born on 13 March in Neuruppin, Schinkel was one of the most prominent neoclassical and neogothic architects of 19th century Germany.When he was six, his father died in Neuruppin's disastrous fire. He became a student of architect Friedrich Gilly (–) (the two became close friends) and his father, David Gilly, in Berlin. He made a trip to Italy in Then he started to earn his living as a worked for the stage and created in a star-spangled backdrop for the appearance of the "Königin der Nacht" in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
When he saw Caspar David Friedrich's painting Wanderer above the Sea of Fog at the Berlin art exhibition he decided that he would never reach such mastery of painting and turned to architect